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A plane skid off the runway late Tuesday night at Orlando International Airport, according to Greater Orlando Aviation Authority spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell. Amanda Ober (@AmandaOberWESH) has the story.

A plane skid off the runway late Tuesday night at Orlando International Airport, according to Greater Orlando Aviation Authority spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell. Amanda Ober (@AmandaOberWESH) has the story.

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Updated: 12:22 PM EDT Aug 12, 2015

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WEBVTT RIGHT NOW. AMANDA OBER IS LIVE AT O.I.A. WITH THE LATE-BREAKING DETAILS FOR US. AT THIS POINT, THE NOSE OF THAT PLANE HAS BEEN HOISTED UP OFF THE GRASS BY A CRANE. THEY'RE GETTING READY TO MOVE IT TO ITS ORIGINAL DESTINATION, WHICH WAS A HANGAR OFF TRADE PORT DRIVE. I'M GOING TO STEP ASIDE SO WE CAN ZOOM IN. THE PLANE IS IN THE SAME LOCATION IT'S BEEN THE PAST 12 HOURS. WHAT REMAINS A MYSTERY THIS NOON IS WHAT CAUSED THE PLANE TO LEAVE THE TAXIWAY AND GET STUCK IN THE GRASSY AREA. YOU CAN SEE IT VEERED OFF INTO THE GRASS AND ITS NOSE GEAR APPEARS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. IT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 10:30 LAST NIGHT AS THE BOEING 737 WAS BEING MOVED FROM THE PASSENGER GATE TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR FOR ROUTINE OVERNIGHT MAINTENANCE. TWO MECHANICS HELPING TO MOVE THE PLANE WERE NOT HURT AND NEITHER WERE THE TWO CREW MEMBERS ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. ONE RUNWAY HERE HAS BEEN CLOSED UNTIL THE PLANE IS MOVED AND THE RUNWAY CAN BE SWEPT. THE AIRPORT SAYS THIS HAS NOT AFFECTED OPERATIONS AND THAT THE RUNWAY ITSELF WAS NOT DAMAGED. NOW SOUTHWEST IS NOT YET OFFERING ANY EXPLANATION FOR WHAT WENT WRONG. WE REACHED OUT TO THE NTSB AND THEY SAID BECAUSE THIS IS MORE OF A SAFETY ISSUE AS OPPOSED -- EXCUSE ME -- A MAINTENANCE ISSUE AS OPPOSED TO A FLIGHT SAFETY ISSUE, THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED IN THE INVESTIGATION. SO AT THIS POINT, WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT TO HEAR FROM SOUTHWEST AS

A plane skid off the runway late Tuesday night at Orlando International Airport, according to Greater Orlando Aviation Authority spokeswoman Carolyn Fennell. Amanda Ober (@AmandaOberWESH) has the story.